Quotable Quotes from Tony Tiu’s Senate Appearance

(SPOT.ph) The hearing went on for more than five hours and although the official title is "Senate Hearing on Makati City Hall Building 2," the hot topic on Wednesday, October 22, was the ownership of a 350-hectare "farm" in Rosario, Batangas. Several media outfits tagged it as a "hacienda" owned by the Binay family, but a businessman named Antonio Tiu (pronounced [Ti-yu]) went public and claimed that the land is his. Or is it?

2. "You’re so prepared with this PowerPoint [presentation] but you conveniently forgot the documents, right?" - Senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV, on the papers detailing the sale of the land in Batangas.

3. "’Yan na yun? ’Yan na yung explanation mo? ’Yan na yun?" - Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, after Tony Tiu reiterated that he is a legitimate businessman and that he is in the process of finalizing the acquisition of the farm in Batangas.

14. "We’re not here to grill you or demolish you. We’re here to find out kung ano ba ang totoo." - Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, on Tony Tiu’s feelings of frustration about being dragged into a scandal.

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15. "So you don’t care if our officials are corrupt, as long as you’re making money as a businessman?" - Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, on Tony Tiu’s statement that it is not his "job" to check if he is doing business with a dummy corporation.